How do I remove '.php' extension from URL without stopping the php from executing? - apache

I have removed the '.php' file extension the URL in the .htaccess file, however, it seems to prevent my php code from running.
Could someone please suggest a way that I can get this to work?
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} \s/+(.+?)\.php[\s?] [NC]
RewriteRule ^ /%1 [R=301,NE,L]
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} \s/+(.+?)\.html[\s?] [NC]
RewriteRule ^ /%1 [R=301,NE,L]
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} \s/+(.+?)index[\s?] [NC]
RewriteRule ^ /%1 [R=301,NE,L]


Try this:
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}.php -f
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ $1.php [L]
This will internally redirect:
https://yourwebsite.com/hello -> hello.php
https://yourwebsite.com/world -> world.php
But it will only redirect if the PHP file exists.

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dynamic url change issue

I want to change my URL from https://website.com/free?s=new-check to https://website.com/free/new-check/
My Current htaccess code :
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule .* https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^[A-Z]{3,9}\ /([^\ ]+)\.php
RewriteRule ^/?(.*)\.php$ /$1 [L,R=301]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}\.php -f
RewriteRule ^/?(.*)$ /$1.php [L]
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} /free\?s=([^\s]+) [NC]
RewriteRule ^ /%1? [NC,L,R]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^([^.]+)$ /free?s=$1 [NC,L]
It works and directed to https://website.com/new-check but what I want is https://website.com/free/new-check/
previously I removed the .php extension from the URL.
I tried a lot of solutions but nothing works. please help me

With your shown samples, please try following htaccess Rules. Make sure to keep these Rules at top of your htaccess file if you have other Rules also in your file.
Please make sure to clear your browser cache before testing your URLs.
RewriteEngine On
##https apply rules here.
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule ^ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301,NE]
##External redirect Rule here.
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} \s/(free)\?s=([^\s]+)\s [NC]
RewriteRule ^ /%1/%2? [L,R=301]
##Internal rewrite rule here.
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(?:[^/]*)/(.*)/?$ free.php?s=$1 [NC,QSA,L]

How to rewrite URL by Htaccess with basic parameters in core PHP

Hello all i am having a issue with this URL rewrite.
my current URL is like this
domain.com/professional?seo=ACCOUNTIFY-SERVICES-&-ADVISORS&id=3173
here the page name professional can be changed to any page like i will have the similer url with other page names.
Desired URL
domain.com/professional/ACCOUNTIFY-SERVICES-&-ADVISORS/3173
i know that i can do this by htaccess for sure
here is my htaccess file
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
Options All -Indexes
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_METHOD} POST [NC]
RewriteRule ^ - [L]
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\. [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.%{HTTP_HOST}/$1 [R=301,L]
</IfModule>
RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} ^80$
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{SERVER_NAME}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R]
# remove index.php
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_METHOD} !POST
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} /index\.php [NC]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^(.*/)index\.php$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^ %1 [L,R=301,NE]
# To externally redirect /dir/file.php to /dir/file
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_METHOD} !POST
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} \s/+(.+?)\.php[\s?] [NC]
RewriteRule ^ /%1 [R=301,NE,L]
# To internally forward /dir/file to /dir/file.php
RewriteCond %{DOCUMENT_ROOT}/$1.php -f
RewriteRule ^(.+?)/?$ $1.php [L]
Header set Access-Control-Allow-Origin "*"
please suggest me the changes needs to be done here to achieve the desired url.
Thank you so much for any help.
i have been reading some answers here and if i find a solution i will post here.

You can use these rules:
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
Options All -Indexes
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_METHOD} POST [NC]
RewriteRule ^ - [L]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\. [NC]
RewriteRule ^ https://www.%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L,NE]
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule ^ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L,NE]
# external redirect from actual URL to pretty one
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} \s/+([^.]+)(?:.php)?\?seo=([^\s&]+)&cat=([^\s&]+)&id=([^\s&]+)\s [NC]
RewriteRule ^ /%1/%2/%3/%4? [R=301,L,NE]
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} \s/+([^.]+)(?:.php)?\?seo=([^\s&]+)&id=([^\s&]+)\s [NC]
RewriteRule ^ /%1/%2/%3? [R=301,L,NE]
# remove index.php
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} /index\.php [NC]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^(.*/)index\.php$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^ %1 [L,R=301,NE]
# To externally redirect /dir/file.php to /dir/file
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} \s/+(.+?)\.php[\s?] [NC]
RewriteRule ^ /%1 [R=301,NE,L]
# internal forward from pretty URL to actual one
RewriteCond %{DOCUMENT_ROOT}/$1.php -f
RewriteRule ^(.+?)/([^/]+)/([^/]+)/([^/]+)/?$ $1.php?&seo=$2&cat=$3&id=$4 [L,QSA]
RewriteCond %{DOCUMENT_ROOT}/$1.php -f
RewriteRule ^(.+?)/([^/]+)/([^/]+)/?$ $1.php?&seo=$2&id=$3 [L,QSA]
# To internally forward /dir/file to /dir/file.php
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{DOCUMENT_ROOT}/$1.php -f
RewriteRule ^(.+?)/?$ $1.php [L]
Header set Access-Control-Allow-Origin "*"

How to remove php extension form URL .htaccess

I have a code in my .htaccess file:
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^[A-Z]{3,9}\ /.*\.html\ HTTP/
RewriteRule ^(.*)\.html$ /$1 [R=301,L]
It removes .html extension from urls, how do I remove .php as well with the same code?

Check this modified rule
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^[A-Z]{3,9}\ /.*\.(php|html|htm)\ HTTP/
RewriteRule ^(.*)\.(php|html|htm)$ /$1 [R=301,L]

I am sure there's a shorter way to solve this out there but in this is how I remove php extension at the moment:
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}.php -f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/$
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ $1\.php
Update:
Try this since you would like to main existing code
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^[A-Z]{3,9}\ /.*\.php\ HTTP/
RewriteRule ^(.*)\.php$ /$1 [R=301,L]

.htaccess remove .html and force redirect to extensionless url

I'm trying to remove .html extensions from URLs and to have 302 redirection to the extensionless URLs like this:
http://example.com/file.html -> http://example.com/file
I have looked at so many stackoverflow answers, tried them but unfortunately no success. I came out with this and I don't understand why it does not work:
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}\.html -f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} \.html$
RewriteRule (.*)\.html$ /$1 [R=302,L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}\.html -f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !\.html$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ $1.html
Where the first block should redirect to the extensionless version and the second block should find the file.

You need to use %{THE_REQUEST} here to prevent rewrite loop error. otherwise without THE_REQUEST variable Rule keeps rewriting file => file.html=>file=>file.html..
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} /([^.]+)\.html [NC]
RewriteRule (.*) /%1 [R=302,L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}\.html -f
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ $1.html

.htaccess - force www, trailing slash and remove extension

I've been playing about with my .htaccess file and so far, it's working, but there's a few bugs.
I'm trying to force the WWW prefix (just the root, not on subdomains) while removing the .php extension and adding a trailing slash.
Code
# Force WWW prefix
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^$
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\. [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTPS}s ^on(s)|
RewriteRule ^ http%1://www.%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]
# Remove .php extension
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^GET\ /[^?\s]+\.php
RewriteRule (.*)\.php$ /$1/ [L,R=301]
RewriteRule (.*)/$ $1.php [L]
# Force trailing slash
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}.php -f
RewriteRule .*[^/]$ $0/ [L,R=301]
It successfully force the WWW, even if I remove it, the .php extension is removed, even if I add it, and the the trailing slash is forced, even if I remove it. However, sometimes I get a 404 not found error saying that the requested URL (generally ending with the .php extension) was not found on the server, and often directories do not actually work.
Edit
often directories do not actually work
meaning the server throws a 404 error saying "/directory.php was not found on this server".
Can anyone lend me a hand?

You need to check that you're actually rewriting to a php file before you blindly attach the php extension. So this rule:
RewriteRule (.*)/$ $1.php [L]
Needs some conditions:
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/(.+)/$
RewriteCond %{DOCUMENT_ROOT}/%1.php -f
RewriteRule ^(.*)/$ $1.php [L]
You can also avoid redirecting to include www in the hostname for subdomains if you check that there is at least 1 host before the TLD, try adding another condition to your prefix rule:
# Force WWW prefix
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^$
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^([^.]+)\.([a-z]{2,4})$ [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTPS}s ^on(s)|
RewriteRule ^ http%1://www.%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]
EDIT:
Here's what the full file should look like:
RewriteBase /
# Force WWW prefix
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^$
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^([^.]+)\.([a-z]{2,4})$ [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTPS}s ^on(s)|
RewriteRule ^ http%1://www.%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]
# Remove .php extension
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^GET\ /[^?\s]+\.php
RewriteRule (.*)\.php$ /$1/ [L,R=301]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/(.+)/$
RewriteCond %{DOCUMENT_ROOT}/%1.php -f
RewriteRule ^(.*)/$ $1.php [L]
# Force trailing slash
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}.php -f
RewriteRule .*[^/]$ $0/ [L,R=301]